CLA204 Lecture 1 Notes What is myth? - mûthos (ancient Greek) – “story”‚ “plot” of a narrative - myth – “a traditional story of collective (social) importance” – character‚ plot‚ temporal and special setting - mûthos (story) + logos (account) = “study of myth”‚ mythology - set in distant past or time so long ago when humans did not exist - mythical place – ie. garden paradise‚ world of the dead‚ etc. Circulation of Myth: oral (Orpheus‚ Homer‚ Hesiod) literary (Ovid‚ Euripides) artistic
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“No. He was not. I’ve been too slow to see the signs. I must hunt this monster” (Riordan 39). Apollo then shows up and it becomes clear that he and Artemis have a uneasy relationship. Apollo offers to take Percy and the others to the Camp‚ including the hunters. Thalia then warns Percy that the hunters don’t have the best history at the Camp‚ Percy then notices that Bianca seems to be acting
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Name Name Professor’s Name Class Date Classical vs. Modern Hero’s Classical heroes‚ both in their characteristics and their missions‚ heavily influence contemporary superheroes. Like most modern works of literature‚ comics are also influenced by some of the greatest sagas ever told. Many comic authors base their hero’s and villains off of ancient Greek and Roman stories. The stories are very easy to adapt to modern circumstances because they all deal with ageless lessons. Although the ancient
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Agamemnon was blessed to have such an enormous army‚ and this is quite possibly the only reason why he was such a powerful leader. If‚ however‚ Agamemnon had a smaller army‚ would he have still been such a strong leader? No‚ and the reasons are very extensive because not only was he very negative‚ but he also boasted in his power. Agamemnon was described by Homer as a powerful leader‚ but he neglected to show us many reasons why he was so strong. The reason why Homer did not show us many of those
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Hepburn who are both Jamaican nationals living in London‚ the play was directed by Jo-Ann McCabe. “Sitting in Limbo” was held at the University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus‚ Errol Barrow Centre for Creative Imagination; in the Walcott Warner Theater. The moon reading featured a trio of Barbadian actors: Amanda Cumerbatch as Yvonne Campbell‚ Philip Eno as the judge and radio announcer and finally Loretta Hackett as Nita George‚ on Monday 25th February 2013. The theatrical piece starts out with
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Oedipus the King Sophocles Translated by David Grene CHARACTERS OEDIPUS‚ King of Thebes JOCASTA‚ His Wife CREON‚ His Brother-in-Law TEIRESIAS‚ an Old Blind Prophet PRIEST PART I: Scene: In front of the palace of Oedipus at Thebes. To the Right of the stage near the altar stands the PRIEST with a crowd of children. OEDIPUS emerges from the central door. OEDIPUS: Children‚ young sons and daughters of old Cadmus‚1 why do you sit here with your suppliant crowns?2 the town is heavy with a mingled burden
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Hermes‚ the son of Zeus and Maea‚ is a elohim of Courier‚ herding‚ business‚ pilferage‚ transportation‚ traveling‚ sports and motion. Born in a cave located in Cyliene of Arcadia‚ Hermes climbed out of the cradle and stole 50 nandies of Apollo soon after he was born. He was so smart. In order to hide the trace of the 50 nandies‚ he tied up some branches and leaves on his and the Nandies’ feet and drove the nandies moving backwards. Later‚ he baked two most fertile Nandies and then divided them into
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The Iliad began with an argument between Achilles and Agamemnon over Briseis‚ who was considered a war prizeThey brought back the spoils and divided them equally among the warriors. Agamemnon’s prize was Chryseis‚ the daughter of a priest of the god Apollo. Achilles’ reward was a maiden named Briseis. Both women were taken against their will. Unfortunately for Agamemnon‚ Chryseis’ father begged for his daughter to be released and offered huge amounts of treasures as ransom. In return‚ Agamemnon took
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Reflection Statement for Myth/Story/Religion in Oedipus The worship of Gods was important in Greek culture. I knew the Gods played an important role in Greek stories‚ but through this presentation‚ I learned of the connection between the Gods and irony. Apollo gave prophecies to the Greeks through his oracle at Delphi. The Greeks do everything the Gods tell them through prophecy‚ so dramatic irony is caused through the Gods because the audience may know the prophecy while the characters may not. This gave
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Achilleus’ childish traits. Throughout the epic we see that Achilleus feels as if he is better than the gods. The most similar display of Achilleus-like traits is when Patroklos ignores Apollo and continues to attack the Trojans: Three times Patroklos tried to mount the angle of the towering wall‚/ and three times Phoibos Apollo battered him backward… As Patroklos/ for the fourth time‚ like something more than a man‚ came at
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